Dilana is Back

 

Do you remember Dilana, one of the top five competitors from the reality show contest, Rockstar Supernova? 

P!nk Love

Out of all the young female pop stars, I like P!nk the best.  I like her, not just for her music, but also because she possesses the maturity to know how to accept life's imperfections, to deal with problematic situations, and to be able to work things out to make relationships that matter work.

New MCR 2012 Calendar

I just saw this...the MCR online store has just released a new 12 month 2012 poster calendar. You can get FREE shipping on orders of $75 or more at the store by using this code GIFT2011 at check out. The calendar itself is just $9.99 and features images from “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys.”

This Is Gonna Hurt music video

Have you seen it yet? There's a new video out for Sixx AM's "This is Gonna Hurt". Actually it's been out on their YouTube page since August 16th. (Sorry I'm kinda late in posting about it). But I really want you guys to check it out because this song really rocks and the video gives you a glimpse into the making of the book This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx, a New York Times Best Seller. Here's the video:

Happy Birthday, Toryn Green!

In case you didn't know it, today is Toryn Green's birthday. He's currently the lead singer for the Long Island band, For The Taking. Most rock music fans like me already know him because he was lead singer for the band FUEL for awhile.

If you aren't already following Toryn Green and his new band, check them out on Facebook at For The Taking. And if you want to follow Toryn on Twitter, go to Toryn's Twitter page.

...When you check out those pages, be sure to wish Toryn a Happy Birthday, too. I already have! :)

Dream Guy of the Week #4

After watching Requiem for a Dream the other night, you might wonder why I would call Jared Leto a dream guy...after all, he played very realistic heroin junkie in the movie, not some dreamy hunk of guy.  But you've got to admit - he is a really good actor!   

The past few years, however, we haven't seen much of Jared Leto when it comes to movies (other than in feature-length music videos that he starred in and directed for his band 30 Seconds To Mars).  He's been busy writing and performing music at sold-out shows all over the world.  With his brother, Shannon on drums, and Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević on lead guitar, Jared Leto seems to never run out of energy on stage.

Jani Lane Tribute

I am still in disbelief over the news that Jani Lane is gone...I don't think I ever felt this sad about a singer dying since Andy Gibb.  Jani Lane is an immensely talented musician, singer, and songwriter.  I was really looking forward to hearing the new music he was working on.

In any case, I wanted to pay tribute to this amazing person who shared his artistic talents with the world and contributed to the art of music.  Here's one of my favorite Warrant songs from the 80s:

I will miss you, Jani Lane...

R.I.P. Jani Lane

OMG!!! I am so devastated! I just went online to check the daily news and see that one of my favorite 80's rockers was found dead last night.  Jani Lane - ex-frontman for Warrant - is gone.  Rest in peace, Jani!!!  We'll miss you.

Def Leppard, Take Two

 

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard

This Tuesday, I wanted to look back in time to the 80's - when the long-haired rockstars were the ultimate dream guys of girls my age.  The 80s was also the peak of glamour rock and the so-called hair bands.  And one of the guys I really, really dug was Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.  While other popular long-haired musicians  fit LiggyzDreamz's definition of "hot", Joe Elliott was different because he had a very rugged, masculine sex appeal.  That was unlike my other 80's rockstar crushes - Jani Lane of Warrant, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, or Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme.  I listened to their music over and over on my stereo while dreamily gazing at every magazine picture I could find of them.  Yeah, they were all eye candy to the giddy teen that I was.  But they were probably all teeny-bopper material compared to Joe Elliott, whose majority of female fans were (I would guess) probably all over the age of 20. 

Ryan Star, Rising Star

As I drove to work this morning, I heard a song that I'd not heard before on the radio. It was a song called "Start a Fire" and I couldn't readily tell who was singing. At first I thought it was a new song from Ricky Martin. After all, it had a very upbeat, danceable rhythm - much like Ricky Martin's music. Plus his voice sounded pretty close to it. Before the song ended, I noticed the info screen on my car radio. This song was from Ryan Star.

Celebrity Resemblances

I don't know why but sometimes I see strange resemblances between celebrities that are not related.  It could also just be my weird imagination or I might need new glasses.  Take for instance Neve Campbell...

Ozzy Osbourne Take Two

Ozzy Osbourne has been making headlines again. (Awesome - I'm an Ozzy fan and got to see him in concert awhile back during his "Mama I'm Coming Home" tour).  This time, he's in the news for a lot of surprising reasons.

On my way in to work yesterday, I was listening to my favorite local rock music station and they mentioned Ozzy getting in the Guinness Book of World Records for something other than what he's best known for. Have you guessed what it is?

If you haven't guessed it, he's now in the Guinness Book for leading the loudest and longest scream ever by an audience.  YES!  This was done in a public event called "Scream For A Cure" on June 11, 2010.  The event, by the way, was sponsored by an organization helping to raise funds for cancer research.  In case you've forgotten (or simply weren't an Ozzy fan), Ozzy's wife, Sharon, is a cancer survivor. The pair have been married since 1982, making them one of the longest still-together couples in rock music history. (Who says rock stars don't have any admirable qualities?)

Today, I heard Ozzy's in the news again because scientists want to study his DNA to learn more about survival.  After all, for someone whose body has been abused with drugs and alcohol for four decades, been through a serious motorbike accident that broke his neck, and also suffers from a genetic disorder similar to Parkinson's Disease, the man sure is kicking ass and going strong!   And now, scientists want to know if there's something in his DNA that can help others beat the odds like Ozzy has.

In fact, he's even getting ready to release a new album this month.  The new album (as you can spot the coincidental scream event similarity) is titled  "Scream".  You can currently stream the tracks online through the Official Ozzy Website or on Myspace. I was listening to it as I post this blog and man!  The album rocks!!!  I can't wait to add it to my rock music collection!  (By the way, the CD's only $7.99 through Amazon.com and is being released next week - June 21st). It's mind-blowing!  It's breath-taking!  It's the best- Ozzy album I've heard in a very long time! 

Sixx Sense (For Nikki Sixx Fans)

(A collage I made in 2007)

Most Nikki Sixx die-hard fans are probably already aware that he recently launched his own syndicated radio program called "Sixx Sense". The show airs nightly (7 PM to midnight) on rock music stations across the United States.

During the show, he plays a lot of popular rock songs from the 80's, 90's, and the present.  He plays a great variety of my popular favorites, including Motley Crue and Sixx AM - without the profanity you might expect when you listen to them perform live (thanks to FCC regulations!).  The show also features interviews with famous special guests like Paul Stanley of KISS, Duff McKagan (probably best known for Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver) of Loaded, Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters(remember him from Nirvana?), and bands like Sevendust.  It might actually surprise a lot of listeners to hear how professionally Nikki Sixx sounds conducting the interviews.  If you don't believe me, check out the interview clips posted at the Sixx Sense website.

KISS concert review

I took this with my cell phone camera when Paul Stanley performed "Love Gun" from the center island stage.
I am still in awe from last night's KISS Alive 35 concert at the Hampton Coliseum. KISS calls their band THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND and after last night, I know why they call themselves so! This band definitely deserves the title!!! For guys who have been rocking as many years as they have, they perform like it's the show of a lifetime and with the energy of ageless rockers. It was two solid hours of KISS music from the past through the present. Visually you experience lots of amazing pyrotechnics (even a light fixture that Tommy Thayer accidentally shot down with his "explosive" shooting guitar solo drove the crowd wild). Physically, you feel your feet vibrating from the awesome drum solo that kept the floors pounding throughout the arena. And yes, you get to see how just long Gene Simmons's tongue really is! With his axe-shaped bass guitar he also made his fans go wild with his blood-spitting act.

The concert stage included various performance platforms that elevated or rotated during the show, wires that carried Gene Simmons up to a ceiling high platform, another wire that Paul Stanley used to be lifted to a rotating stage in the center of the arena (so he could get "closer" to the fans), and a drum stage that kept changing height during the night. Oh yeah, there were also multiple high-definition screens behind the stage and to each side of the stage, enabling you to experience the show from all angles no matter where you sat.

In all the years I've listened to KISS, I have never dreamed I'd see a show like this. It was awesome!!! So if you have a chance to see KISS at a venue close to you, don't miss it! The whole band is dedicated to giving you your money's worth at the show.


And while I said a lot about KISS, I must mention that BuckCherry (who opened the show for them) played for an entire hour before the intermission. The band jumped around on stage like exhaustion was an impossibility. A little touching moment was when Josh Todd dedicated a song to his teenage daughter. Yes together, they made it three solid hours of high energy rock music. It was a night I can't stop dreaming about...

(Hey, someone at the same show got a video up on YouTube! Even if I could've brought my own camera, I was too busy enjoying the music, singing along and dancing, to have been able to film anything. But here's one I found I thought I'd share!)


This one's much better. It's from the Official Kiss YouTube page:

I Wanna Rock N Roll All Nite

Oh yeah!!! Kiss is coming to my town and I'm going to see them!!! Got tickets yesterday for me and my hubby. I am so excited! Buckcherry ("Crazy Bitch") is opening up for them for this show. I've got friends from work and past workplaces who are going, too. It's going to be crazy...it's going to be awesome!!!



Can you tell I'm excited?

Watch Bones this week! See Motley Crue!

Hey, I just realized that Thursday night's episode of BONES (which airs on the FOX TV network) will include a special appearance by Motley Crue. Yes, that's this Thursday, May 14th at 8 pm Eastern/7 pm Central Time! The Crue will be performing "Dr. Feelgood", from the album of the same name that was released in 1989.

You can view a promotional video from FOX on YouTube here: Motley Crue on Bones



Check out more awesome Motley Crue albums available thru Amazon.com:

Saints of Los Angeles

Shout at the Devil

Theatre of Pain

Dr. Feelgood

Too Fast for Love

Decade of Decadence '81-'91

Motley Crue - Greatest Hits

Red, White, & Crue

Girls, Girls, Girls

Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume 1

New Tattoo

Generation Swine


There are more albums and DVDs available. If you click on any of the album titles, you should be able to find more Motley Crue material. Anyway, if you're a fan of Bones or of Motley Crue, don't forget to tune in to FOX this Thursday night at 8 pm Eastern Time!